Starting a script upon detecting a network connection using Slackware 14.1

jefsa · 04-23-2019, 09:40 AM

Hello,

Installed is Slackware 14.1.

Using a laptop as a portable device I would like to know how to create a script to execute upon
a detection to a Desktop Terminal. At this time a manual script looks for the IP address to the
Desktop Terminal and executes upon detection an update routine on the laptop. I would like to automate
this process.

Thanks.

Regards,

Jeff

BW-userx · 04-23-2019, 12:03 PM

put it in a startup and put that script into a loop to keep checking continuously, or at a set x amount of time, sleep x check sleep x ... etc.

maybe in rc.local fire it up in there, or depends on what desktop you're running as you do not give the particulars.

jmgibson1981 · 05-08-2019, 03:17 PM

until loop?

Code:

until ping -c 1 $ADDRESS ; do
  sleep 5
done

Follow loop with your script.